| Literature DB >> 14969635 |
Bernd Nowak1, Christoph Stellbrink, Anil M Sinha, Hans-Juergen Kaiser, Patrick Reinartz, Ralf Koos, Kai Markus, Peter Hanrath, Ulrich Buell, Wolfgang M Schaefer.
Abstract
Regional and global myocardial blood flow and coronary vascular resistance were determined in patients with idiopathic-dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block before and during cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using oxygen-15 water positron emission tomography. The investigated parameters did not exhibit regional heterogeneity and were not influenced by CRT. This implies that the beneficial effects of CRT do not require additional oxygen demand or regional reallocation of oxidative metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14969635 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.055
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778